You might want to gran the Ndure installer instead, its just as simple and up-to-date. 1) Yes the dash must be updated, just hook your box up to a broadband connection and pick xbox live with a real game in. Let it update the system then restart. 2) Since you have a chipped box I think you can do this without an AR, but you still have to have a regular memory card to get the files from the chipped box to the retail box. That is, unless you can boot a slayer's disc in the retail box and ftp the files from the chipped box directly. With Krayzie's UXE 2.7 I had to doctor the zip files up according to a tutorial, but the Ndure files come prepared. 3) yes, no, yes yes yes